The provisions of this Title prohibiting the standing or parking
of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified
or as indicated on official signs except when it is necessary to stop
a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with
the directions of a Police Officer or official traffic control device.
The provisions of this Title imposing a time limit on parking
shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more
restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing
or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified by ordinance
on any day except Sunday and public holidays within the districts
or upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle between the hours specified
by ordinance on any day except Sundays and public holidays within
the district or upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
Whenever by this Title or any ordinance of the City any parking
time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets,
it shall be the duty of the City Traffic Engineer to erect appropriate
signs giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective
unless said signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged
offense.
In cases where an equally direct and convenient alternate route
is provided, an ordinance may describe and signs may be erected giving
notice thereof that no persons shall operate any commercial vehicle
upon streets or parts of streets so described except those commercial
vehicles making deliveries thereon.
[CC 1974 §13-44; Ord. No. 174 §1(13-44), 3-4-1990; Ord. No. 519, 7-11-2018; Ord. No. 535, 2-13-2019; Ord. No. 545, 6-12-2019]
A. No
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall move or be operated on any
street in the City having a greater weight than forty thousand (40,000)
pounds or a weight greater than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds on
one (1) axle.
B. No
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall move or be operated on any
street or highway in the City which is of a width, height or length
which is in violation of Section 304.170, RSMo., which is incorporated
herein.
C. The
Marshal, who for the purpose of this Section shall be deemed the officer
in charge of the maintenance of the streets of this City, may issue
a special permit for any vehicle exceeding the width, length, height
or weight herein specified when in his/her opinion the public safety
or public interest so justifies, and such permit shall be limited
as to duration, not exceeding the expiration of the registration of
such vehicle, and may designate the street or streets upon which said
permit may be valid and make such additional requirements as he/she
deems to be necessary for the public welfare and safety and the fee
for the issuance of each permit shall be as approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
D. Whenever
by reason of thawing or frost, or rains, or due to new construction
the streets are in a soft condition, the Marshal may reduce the maximum
allowable weight on such streets and roads and shall post notices
at convenient and public places along the road or roads. No person
shall move or operate any vehicle weighing in excess of the limits
prescribed upon streets so posted.
E. Any
Police Officer of this City may arrest on sight or upon a warrant
any person found violating any of the provisions of this Traffic Code
or of Sections 304.170 to 304.351, RSMo. The Police Officers of this
City may stop any vehicle as described herein traveling upon the public
highways of this City for the purpose of determining whether or not
such vehicle is loaded in excess of the provisions of this Section
and may require such truck to be removed to the nearest available
scales for the purpose of weighing such truck and load.